The Letter to Ren an and Sima Qian's Legacy

by Hans van Ess , Michael Nylan , Stephen Durrant , Wai-yee Li

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series The Letter to Ren an and Sima Qian's Legacy

ISBN-10 0295995440

ISBN-13 9780295995441

Publisher University of Washington Press

Imprint University of Washington Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 1st, 2016

Print length 277 Pages

Weight 454 grams

Dimensions 16.40 x 23.70 x 2.40 cms

Product Classification: Asian history

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Sima Qian (first century BCE), the author of Record of the Historian (Shiji), is China's earliest and best-known historian, and his "Letter to Ren An" is the most famous letter in Chinese history. In the letter, Sima Qian explains his decision to finish his life's work, the first comprehensive history of China, instead of honorably committing suicide following his castration for "deceiving the emperor." In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, some scholars have queried the authenticity of the letter. Is it a genuine piece of writing by Sima Qian or an early work of literary impersonation? The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian's Legacy provides a full translation of the letter and uses different methods to explore issues in textual history. It also shows how ideas about friendship, loyalty, factionalism, and authorship encoded in the letter have far-reaching implications for the study of China.

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